SURREALISM-PLAYS

A Site Devoted to Information About Surrealism & Avant-Garde Theatre

Surrealism-Plays is a site devoted to
the history and creative works of
the Surrealist Movement, as well as
the anti-tradition of
avant-garde
theatre.Surrealism was a literary, artistic
and revolutionary movement, founded in Paris during the 1920s.Its primary
goal was to overcome societal traditions that oppressed the
freedom of the individual, and to explore, in a completely
uninhibited manner, the far reaches of one’s imagination,
dreams and desires. Two words were key to Surrealism:
Liberationand
Exploration.

Andre Breton, who wrote the first
Manifesto of Surrealism in 1924, spoke about a
"revolution of the
self" - an attempt to touch the very
core of one’s self, in its purest form,
unaffected by the external world and its influences.

Inspired by Sigmund Freud and his studies of the
subconscious, the Surrealists experimented with
automatic writing and games of chance, pushing
beyond traditional logic, and delving deep into the world of the
irrational, the mysterious, and the "marvelous of everyday
life".

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SANCTUS

FUMIGACI

a collection of Surrealist Plays

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to learn more!

"Todd Bash is one of the few contemporary playwrights who
captures the spirit of surrealism. In fact, surrealist figures
from the past, such as Luis Buñuel, Salvador Dalí and
Paul Eluard, appear as characters in a couple of his plays.
Dream-like, funny, and sometimes disturbing, SANCTUS FUMIGACI
(which, in English, loosely translates to "Holy
Smoke") is recommended for fans of avant-garde literature
and experimental theater."